Sixth-Ranked UConn Edges Yale 2-0

Jon Carlos. (photo by Sam Rubin '95, Yale Sports Publicity)

Oct 20, 2009

Bulldogs Outshoot Huskies 12-11

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - It didn't take long for the Yale men's
soccer team to realize it could play with sixth-ranked UConn
Tuesday night. Chris Dennen had a great opportunity to get the
Bulldogs on the board just two minutes in, but Josh Ford made an
acrobatic save to knock away his header.

"That was a world class save," said Yale head coach Brian
Tompkins. "Even though it didn't go in, I think it gave us a little
confidence."

Yale went on to outshoot the Huskies 12-11, but UConn
capitalized on its chances en route to a 2-0 victory before a crowd
of 527 at Reese Stadium. The Huskies (9-2-3) are unbeaten in their
last eight games and haven't allowed a goal during the stretch.

"I thought we gave a very good account of ourselves. We matched
up pretty well against one of the better teams in the country,"
Tompkins said. "A couple of lapses in concentration hurt us on both
ends."

UConn got on the board at 28:26 when Stephane Diop dribbled down
the left side and fired a shot that banged off the right post and
went in.

Yale (4-6-3) kept the Huskies off the board for nearly 60
minutes and had a couple of chances to tie, especially in the
second half. Milan Tica fired a free kick from 25 yards out that
went just high at 61:13, and Jon Carlos got free on the right wing
in the 78th minute, but his shot went wide.

Max Wasserman then sealed the victory for UConn when he settled
a pass from Tony Cascio and scored from 15 yards.

Travis Chulick made two saves in goal for the Bulldogs. His stop
came when he robbed Cascio from point-blank range early in the
second half.

"This was a good game for us," Tompkins said. "It was a good
test of our passing and tactical understanding for our upcoming Ivy
games."

This was the final non-league game of the season for the
Bulldogs, who play at Penn on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 7
p.m.